Singers in the folk! Pudong's Largest Mass Choir Competition in Recent Years | Mass | Pudong
On August 12th, over a thousand singers from 26 mass choirs gathered at the East Theater of Pudong Group Art Museum. These choirs cover the entire age range of teenagers, adults, middle-aged and elderly, and come from 36 streets and towns, Lujiazui Financial City Management Committee, social institutions, and other units in Pudong. The average age of the members in these choirs is 69.38 years old, and the average age is only 7 years old. The theme of this event is "The Voice of Urban Aesthetic Education in Pudong", and it is the largest choir competition in Pudong New Area in the past two years.
The 26 participating teams sang praises of their longing for a better life and their pride in the brilliant development of their motherland and hometown through wonderful song selections and artistic arrangements. The staff choir of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Credit Card Center has an average age of only 28 years old; The Qinyi Choir of the Lujiazui Financial City White Collar Art Center is participating in a district level choir competition for the first time; As a brand new women's choir, Senlan Women's Choir comes from Senlan Community in Gaoxing Town, with a considerable number of members being white-collar workers... These vibrant choir teams reflect the constantly improving cultural and artistic qualities of Pudong citizens, as well as the increasing influence of Pudong's public cultural services and community grassroots cultural construction on the new class and white-collar groups.
Li Jianfu, the leader of the Science Yuan Voice Choir selected by the Zhangjiang Town Cultural Service Center, told reporters that five years ago, a group of retired elderly people from all over the country who came to Zhangjiang to take care of their grandchildren jointly launched the Science Yuan Voice Choir. The choir is mainly composed of retired teachers, corporate executives, and civil servants, with one-third of them being veterans. These elderly people hope to have a richer cultural life beyond their busy lives, and to uplift their spirits with singing. After the establishment of the choir, it received strong support from the street, community, and Zhangjiang Town Cultural Activity Center. Over the past five years, Keyuan Community and Zhangjiang Town Cultural Service Center have invited professional vocal teachers to provide regular music guidance for their members. This time, the team was recommended by the Zhangjiang Town Cultural Service Center and made its debut in the district level choir competition.
This event is hosted by the Cultural and Art Guidance Center of Pudong New Area. As the largest mass choir competition in Pudong New Area in recent years, the organizers have carefully prepared and organized the competition in an orderly manner, and have invited multiple music experts from Shanghai to form a judging panel. In recent years, Pudong Group Art Museum has continuously innovated, attracting new social strata such as white-collar workers and introducing talents through various creative cultural activities and competitions, extending the arm of public cultural services, and building a mass cultural and artistic stage for citizens to showcase and exchange.
It is reported that a total of 1 youth group, 2 adult groups, and 2 middle-aged and elderly groups were selected in this competition, with a total of 5 outstanding teams representing Pudong New Area in the final of the 2023 Shanghai Citizen Culture Festival Citizen Chorus Competition.